NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 16, 2026

5 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

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San Jose Sharks

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DET's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:46 together.

•Lucas Raymond had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:53.
•Marco Kasper had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:33.
•James van Riemsdyk had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:49.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Florida Panthers 9–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 9–1 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 14:14.
•Mark Jankowski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:33.
•Taylor Hall had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:24.

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St. Louis Blues edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in a shootout at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Raddysh and Hagel) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:39 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:37.
•Darren Raddysh had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 27:01.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Raddysh and Hagel) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:39 together.

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Nashville Predators rout Colorado Avalanche 7–3

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 7–3 at COL. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:44.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:35.
•Roman Josi had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:16.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in a shootout at LAK. Joel Armia (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Harkins–Poehling–Colangelo skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joel Armia had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:27.
•Beckett Sennecke had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:59.
•New look for ANA: Harkins–Poehling–Colangelo skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Alexander Nikishin for CAR vs FLA, 90.7 mph. Full game report →

Alexander Nikishin (CAR vs FLA): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 90.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikolaj Ehlers CAR	vs FLA	3	1	4	7	0	1	14:14	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	at COL	3	1	4	6	0	0	19:44	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at COL	1	2	3	5	0	1	18:35	—
Mark Jankowski CAR	vs FLA	1	2	3	1	2	0	12:33	—
Roman Josi NSH	at COL	0	3	3	2	0	2	26:16	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs SJS	0	3	3	2	1	0	16:53	—
Brock Nelson COL	vs NSH	2	0	2	4	1	2	16:13	—
Taylor Hall CAR	vs FLA	2	0	2	2	1	0	12:24	—
Joel Armia LAK	vs ANA	1	1	2	6	1	0	15:27	—
Marco Kasper DET	vs SJS	1	1	2	5	1	0	14:33	—
Alexander Nikishin CAR	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:50	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	23:37	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Regenda–Smith–Celebrini skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Harkins–Poehling–Colangelo skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Armia–Foegele–Byfield skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	at COL	W	43	3	.930
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CAR	L	36	9	.750
Joel Hofer STL	vs TBL	W	36	2	.944
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs NSH	L	28	5	.821
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs ANA	O	28	2	.929
Lukas Dostal ANA	at LAK	W	28	2	.929
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at DET	L	24	3	.875
John Gibson DET	vs SJS	W	22	2	.909
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at STL	O	21	2	.905
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs FLA	W	16	1	.938

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